Sakhalin Sharks vs. Typhoon: MHL Match Prediction
On December 20, Sakhalin Sharks will host Typhoon from Vladivostok in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The hosts suffered defeats in the last two matches and were unable to fight back on their home ice against the team from Bobruisk, but today they intend to win. Whose side will fortune be on and what bets should they play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Sakhalinskie Akuly

Current form
The team has not been showing great results this season and has no chance of making it into the top three of the Western Conference Silver Division. The opponents fighting for play-in spots have already pulled ahead by 12 or more points, and the club does not have a strong roster to fight for high spots in the MHL. In the last match, Sergei Bazhukhin men were unable to beat Dynamo-Shinnik. The match was an equal fight and ended 2:2 after 60 minutes, but the Bobruisk team put the squeeze on the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk team in overtime. The previous game, the club suffered a 2:5 defeat from the Belarusian team, having conceded two goals in the first two periods and one in the third 20-minute period. In the Silver Division of the Western Conference, the team is in sixth place in the standings and has only scored 22 points, and in 24 games played, only nine victories have been won and 68 goals have been scored with 77 goals conceded. Let see how the coaching staff has prepared the team for today game.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club has not scored less than two goals in its last five games
- In seven of the last 10 games, the team has not lost in regulation time

Tayfun

Current form
Admiral youth has never been famous for its flawless play and results. And if they make it to the playoffs, it will be a big sensation for the Vladivostok club. At the start of the championship, the team from the Far East showed a good game, but then slowed down and began to suffer continuous defeats with unsatisfactory play, both in defense and in attack. Typhoon is in eighth place in the Silver Division of the Western Conference, and we will see if the team can earn at least a point in this confrontation. The team played 25 games, in which it achieved only seven victories and earned only 18 points with 69 goals scored and 102 goals conceded. There can be no talk of the top three in the Silver Division of the Western Conference, since the gap from the third-placed Krylia Sovetov is 16 points. In the last calendar match, the club suffered an away defeat to Amurskie Tigry (3:5), and the game before, Ilgiz Nuriyev’s team lost to Dynamo-Shinnik Bobruisk in overtime, ending the regular time of the match with a score of 1:1.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club has conceded an average of four goals per game since the start of the season
- In the last 10 games, the team has won only one victory
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
1.68Bet 2nd period: Sakhalin Sharks win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk team won in the second period
1.83Tip and bets
In this confrontation, we will give preference to the Sakhalin Sharks, and the favorite of the match is the home team. The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk team is holding the meeting at its arena, and we hope that it will win confidently. The home team is set only for victory, will take advantage of the opponent mistakes and will not leave a chance for the opponent from Vladivostok.
Forecast - handicap (-1.5) puck on "Sakhalin Sharks" with odds of 1.75
Bet on total
In this pair, the hosts will have the advantage. The teams are absolutely different in terms of the level of play and selection of players. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in the last three face-to-face matches of the opponents out of five in the MHL, more than five goals were scored, and we believe that in this confrontation, too, a goal extravaganza will take place.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Bet on individual total
Sakhalin Sharks have no problems converting scoring opportunities. In the last five games, the team has scored an average of three goals, and we believe that the hosts will be able to upset their opponents more than three times.
Forecast - individual total of "Sakhalin Sharks" more than 3.5 goals for 1.71